August 25, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
The OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) II port in all cars produced since 1996 has been tapped for the wide array of information it can yield about a car’s status and performance . Much of this information has been ...
May 2, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
One of the biggest fears of drivers is running out of fuel in the middle of nowhere and not having any idea where the nearest gas station is. Fuel Book is a small, white plug-and-play on-board diagnostics device ...
April 21, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
Anyone who’s seen much of Star Trek has probably seen the tricorder, the magical device used by Dr. McCoy to scan patients for a whole host of possible ailments. Interest in the practicality of that device ...
November 12, 2014
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Nicholas Echevarria/
It’s interesting to see the types of emotions we harbor towards the vehicles in our lives. We silently appreciate their hard and diligent work taking us where we need to go everyday until the day comes where ...
January 22, 2014
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Arthur Tufeau/
What do you get when you cross the hobbyist Arduino platform with Bluetooth and the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD-II) port found in every vehicle? Nobody really knows yet, but the developers of Freematics (a ...
January 21, 2014
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Ross Rubin/
The Premise. Technology is fabulous. Alas, we still do not have flying cars, but if we do you can bet they’ll be connected to our smartphones. In the meantime, car manufacturers are focused on connecting ...